Community mental health provision in Pemba Island, Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey of different stakeholder groups.

Journal: International psychiatry : bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Volume: 7

Issue: 2

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Affiliated Institutions:  Senior Lecturer, Psychiatry Department, School of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Former Head of Psychiatry Department, Chake-Chake Hospital, Pemba, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania. Visiting Senior Lecturer, WHO Collaborating Centre and Section for Mental Health Policy, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK, email iqmirza@gmail.com. Professor of Epidemiology and International Mental Health Policy, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK.

Abstract summary 

There is limited information about stakeholder perceptions of health service provision in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 821 stakeholders of the community mental health services in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. The aim was to obtain systematic information about coverage, barriers, accountability and room for improvement as a baseline before implementation of a new mental health policy to strengthen mental health services.

Authors & Co-authors:  On'okoko Michel Okitapoy MO Mirza Ilyas I Jenkins Rachel R

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Citations :  Mirza, I., Okitapoy, M. & Jenkins, R. (2006) Knowledge and practice of help seeking for treatment of mental disorders in Pemba Island, Zanzibar. Tropical Doctor, 36, 140–144.
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SSN : 1749-3676
Study Population
Male,Female
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Country of Study
Tanzania
Publication Country
England